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luckiness
luck·y
1
/
ˈlʌk
i
/
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[
luhk
-ee
]
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adjective,
luck·i·er,
luck·i·est.
1.
having or marked by good
luck
; fortunate:
That was my lucky day.
2.
happening fortunately:
a lucky accident.
3.
bringing or foretelling good
luck
, or supposed to do so:
a lucky penny.
Origin:
1495–1505;
luck
+
-y
1
Related forms
luck·i·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
favored. See
fortunate
.
3.
auspicious, propitious, favorable.
Antonyms
1.
unfortunate.
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lucky
(ˈlʌkɪ)
—
adj
,
luckier
,
luckiest
1.
having or bringing good fortune
2.
happening by chance, esp as desired
'luckily
—
adv
'luckiness
—
n
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lucky
(ˈlʌkɪ)
—
adj
,
luckier
,
luckiest
1.
having or bringing good fortune
2.
happening by chance, esp as desired
'luckily
—
adv
'luckiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
lucky
c.1500, of persons; 1540s, of actions or objects;" from
luck
+
-y
(2). Related: Luckiest. Lucky break dates from 1938.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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